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Puritans
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Puritans

The Puritans were English Protestant Christians, primarily active in the 16th-18th centuries CE, who claimed the Anglican Church had not distanced itself sufficiently from Catholicism and sought to 'purify' it of Catholic practices. The term...
Map of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, 1016 - 1035
Image by Simeon Netchev

Map of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, 1016 - 1035 - England, Denmark, and Norway under a Viking Dynasty

The so-called North Sea Empire refers to the personal union created by Cnut the Great (reign in England 1016–1035; Denmark 1018–1035; Norway 1028–1035), which linked the kingdoms of England, Denmark, and Norway under a single ruler during...
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
Image by Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4, 1776, oil on canvas by Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq, c. 1873. White House Cabinet Room, Washington, D.C.
The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught
Image by Unknown Artist

The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught

A political cartoon meant to protest the Intolerable Acts of 1774; it depicts a Mohawk woman, representing America, held down and force-fed tea by a man labeled as 'the Boston Port Act'. From Emmet Collection of Manuscripts Etc. Relating...
Columbus' Arrival in America
Image by Jack Cousin

Columbus' Arrival in America

Mosaic at the Metro Station Avenida de America, Madrid, representing the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus (l. 1451-1506 CE).
America Before Independence 1637/1776
Image by Nicha Sursock

America Before Independence 1637/1776

A gouache on paper painting titled America Before Independence by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. Peter Stuyvesant and Richard Nicholls (1664) in New Amsterdam, Sachem Sassacus and...
Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth by Gordon Campbell
Image by Oxford University Press

Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth by Gordon Campbell

Cover of Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth by Gordon Campbell. Published by Oxford University Press.
North American Black Bear
Image by Hans Stieglitz

North American Black Bear

North American Black Bear. Calcite Springs Overlook, Yellowstone National Park, 2011.
Tanasee Bald, North Carolina
Image by Thomson 200

Tanasee Bald, North Carolina

Tanasee Bald viewed from the Courthouse Overlook, North Carolina, October 2016. Photograph by Thomson 200. Tanasee Bald is the mountain said to be the home of the giant Tsul'Kalu, the earth spirit who presided over hunting and hunting rituals...
Hernando de Soto
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto (c. 1500-1542) was a Spanish conquistador who fought in Panama and Nicaragua and accompanied Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541) in the conquest of the Inca civilization in Peru. He famously explored North America, including...
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